As I was reading my scriptures this morning, I read the story of Korihor, the anti-Christ in the Book of Mormon.
Korihor goes around preaching that there isn't a God, and that the leaders of the church are ust lying to the people to have fun, and that they are taking the money of the people and using it to buy rich stuff, basically.
Well, some of the people take Korihor, and bring him to the chief judge, where Korihor criticizes him, too. The cheif judge sees that Korihor is determined to be right, and so he send him to Alma. Alma bears his testimony, and tells Korihor that he is wrong, and that there is a God.
Korihor demands a sign, and Alma says that if God will send a sign, "let it be that you are struck dumb." Sure enough, the next time Korihor opens his mouth, he can't talk.
He then realizes his error, and writes that he is sorry, that the devil appeared to him like an angel, and told him all the things that he had preached.
Then he goes off, and begs for food. He eventually gets trampled by some people.
The last verse in the chapter says this: "60 And thus we see the end of him who aperverteth the ways of the Lord; and thus we see that the devil will not bsupport his children at the last day, but doth speedily drag them down to chell." (Alma 30:60)
I saw a skit about this once, when 'Dorothy' was walking down the 'yellow-brick road', and some bad people came up to her, and got her to go off of the road. Then they left her, and she was lost and alone. (then some REAL friends come and help her, but that isn't applicable to this).
The devil doesn't want us to be happy. He is jealous of our bodies, and want us to misuse them. He wants us to be miserable. So following him won't get us anywhere except for to misery.
I recently finished reading "The Screwtape Letters" and there are some really interesting insights in there. It's a book full of letters from one devil (Screwtape) to another. He talks a lot about how the devils are just trying to tell you lies, and there is a logical way to think your way out of it, but they try to keep your mind away from that logic. He also talks about how Heavenly Father loves us, and actually wants us to be happy. But the devils just want you to come down to where they are. They only want your misery.
So RESIST! You are mightier then the devil!
I'm going to end with this scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation ataken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be btempted above that ye are able; but will with the ctemptation also make a way to descape, that ye may be able to ebear it
Korihor goes around preaching that there isn't a God, and that the leaders of the church are ust lying to the people to have fun, and that they are taking the money of the people and using it to buy rich stuff, basically.
Well, some of the people take Korihor, and bring him to the chief judge, where Korihor criticizes him, too. The cheif judge sees that Korihor is determined to be right, and so he send him to Alma. Alma bears his testimony, and tells Korihor that he is wrong, and that there is a God.
Korihor demands a sign, and Alma says that if God will send a sign, "let it be that you are struck dumb." Sure enough, the next time Korihor opens his mouth, he can't talk.
He then realizes his error, and writes that he is sorry, that the devil appeared to him like an angel, and told him all the things that he had preached.
Then he goes off, and begs for food. He eventually gets trampled by some people.
The last verse in the chapter says this: "60 And thus we see the end of him who aperverteth the ways of the Lord; and thus we see that the devil will not bsupport his children at the last day, but doth speedily drag them down to chell." (Alma 30:60)
I saw a skit about this once, when 'Dorothy' was walking down the 'yellow-brick road', and some bad people came up to her, and got her to go off of the road. Then they left her, and she was lost and alone. (then some REAL friends come and help her, but that isn't applicable to this).
The devil doesn't want us to be happy. He is jealous of our bodies, and want us to misuse them. He wants us to be miserable. So following him won't get us anywhere except for to misery.
I recently finished reading "The Screwtape Letters" and there are some really interesting insights in there. It's a book full of letters from one devil (Screwtape) to another. He talks a lot about how the devils are just trying to tell you lies, and there is a logical way to think your way out of it, but they try to keep your mind away from that logic. He also talks about how Heavenly Father loves us, and actually wants us to be happy. But the devils just want you to come down to where they are. They only want your misery.
So RESIST! You are mightier then the devil!
I'm going to end with this scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation ataken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be btempted above that ye are able; but will with the ctemptation also make a way to descape, that ye may be able to ebear it
Wonderful insight. Thank you for the encouragement! What a great perspective you offered...I liked the allusion to the yellow-brick road. You're awesome! Keep sharing :)! (Awesome book, wasn't it? I'd love to discuss it :)!)
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